Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Some have "Elf on a Shelf" and we have "Rascal in the Room". He is looking pretty festive these days and he has been hiding in the room each morning. He tells about his adventures and he sometimes brings a surprise! We love Rascal!

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

My new friends that have a Guatamalan connection surprised my students and I with some gifts! We received a beautiful oil painting of the Resplendent Quetzal and each child received their very own small quetzal toy. They were thrilled! We went to the smart board to do a little research on this bird. Here is a link for you to check out. It is very beautiful! ARKive-Resplendent Quetzal

This beautiful, long-tailed bird is the nationalbird of Guatemala. It is on their flag andcurrency.

Monday, November 21, 2016

The Kindergarten Class would like to give you a few pointers on how to
prepare your Thanksgiving turkey, although you may want to double check with you cookbook too. They also had some ideas of some other foods they would
like to eat at their feast. Enjoy!

”My dad
will get the turkey at the forest. He
will hunt it and then he will take the skin off and put it in a big
bucket. He will bring it home and Mom
puts the turkey in a pan and she puts pepper, salt, and salsa. Then she puts it
in the oven at 3 degrees. It will cook
for a few minutes.

We will
eat it with apples, mashed potatoes, stuffing, broccoli and for dessert we will
have mint chocolate ice cream.”

C. B.

“My dad
will hunt for a Wild Turkey in the Black Hills.
He takes the feathers out for me and then he takes the meat out of
it. Then we skin it and put it in pan. Mom puts salt and dressing on it. Then she puts some vegetables on it. She cooks it for an hour and then we eat
it. We eat it with peas, tomatoes,
muskmelon, and for dessert we will eat chocolate chip cookies!”

By B.F.

“My daddy
hunts for the turkey and when he brings it home he takes the feathers off and
then he cuts up. Then he takes it to my
mommy and she puts seasoning, pepper and salt on it. She will put it in the oven for 20
minutes. When the timer beeps, it is
done!

We will eat it with mashed potatoes, broccoli,
and grapes. For dessert we will have pumpkin
pie and chocolate cake.”

By L.N.“My
daddy has to soften the turkey first and then he gets ready.He puts pepper, salt, ketchup and jerky
season on top.He covers it with a towel
and he puts it in the oven for an hour.

We will
eat it with mashed potatoes and gravy.
We will also have tomatoes, broccoli, salsa, and for dessert we will
have pumpkin pie and apple pie. When we
are done eating we will go birding! ”

By M.O.F.

“My dad will get the turkey from Krull’s
Market. It will cost $5.50. He takes the wrapper off, he takes the skin
off, and he puts it in a pan. He puts water
on it. Then he puts on pepper, yellow
cheese, and ketchup too. He puts it in
the oven for 40 seconds.

We will also eat apples, vegetables –
especially broccoli! We would have eggs,
carrots, and for dessert we will eat chocolate ice cream!”

By G.P.

“I will get a Wild Turkey
with a sharp bow and arrow in the Black Hills.
We will bring it home and Garrison will carve the turkey and put it in
pan. He will put butter, cheese, eggs,
crackers and butterscotch on top of it.
Then he will put it in the oven for 16 minutes.

For Thanksgiving dinner, I
would also like to eat pepperoni pizza, broccoli, pears, and carrots. For dessert we will have chocolate hot-cake
and hot chocolate with it too.”

By C.P.

“My
dad will buy a turkey at the store for $50.00 and he will take it home and put
it in a pan. He will put salt on it and
put it in the oven for 50 minutes.

For
Thanksgiving we will eat spaghetti, Ramen noodles, and pears. We will eat chocolate chip cookies for
dessert.”

By A.K.

“Mom
will buy the turkey at the store and it will weigh six pounds. She will put salt, pepper, garlic salt, and she
will sprinkle cheese on it.

We
will eat it with eggs, hamburgers, chicken soup and for dessert chocolate cake!”

By W.S.

”Grandpa
will get the turkey from the barn.
Grandma will make the turkey. She
will put sprinkles, ketchup, hot sauce and pepper on it. Then she will put it in the stove for 29
minutes.

We
will eat our turkey with chicken nuggets, cheeseburgers, and French fries. For dessert we will have apples!”

By T.O.

“My dad will go hunting for a turkey in the
field. When he gets one he will pull the
feathers off and wash it off with water.
Mom will put honey, ketchup, water and milk on it. Then she will put it in the oven for 5
minutes. When it beeps, it is done!

We
will eat bread, hot dogs, corn, and oranges.
For dessert we will have apple pie!”

By B.M.M.

“My dad, James and I will go hunting for a
turkey at the woods. When we get it we
will peel the feathers off of it. Then
we will clean it with water. Mom will
put salt and pepper on it. She puts
ranch on it and then she puts in the oven for 20 minutes.

We
will eat it with stuffing, salad, pickles, peppers, and for dessert we will
have chocolate cake.”

By J.B.

“Dad
will get the turkey from the farm. He
takes off all of the feathers and rinses it with water. Mom will put gravy and salt on it. Then she will put it in the oven.

We
will eat it with stuffing, vanilla cake and blueberry cake!”

By
J.M.

“Mommy
buys the turkey at the store and it costs $8.00. She cuts it into pieces and she puts it in a
pan. Then she puts water on it and
sprinkles too. She cooks it on the stove
for 8 minutes.

We
will also eat chicken, deer, and chocolate ice cream!”

By M.F.

“My
mommy will buy a turkey at the store for $6.00.
She off-wraps it and puts it in a big pan. She sprinkles on some chocolate chips and sprinkles. Next, she will put white frosting on it too. Then she will carve it into chunks.

We
will eat it with eggs, sausage, and strawberries. For dessert we will maybe have chocolate
birthday cake for my brother Daylin!”

Monday, November 14, 2016

I heard that colder weather is fast approaching, so I took advantage of the warm weather today and walked to the lake with the kids to try out the new binoculars. Sadly we only saw four European Starlings. Migration is underway and many of our resident birds have moved on, while others that would be expected were not around or...we scared them away. The word kindergartners is not synonymous with stealthy. Ha-ha!